Hi George,
I didn't realize that my comments could be "summarily" disqualified because I have not offered comments on your other issues. Duly noted. A bit touchy, aren't you?? Either I pay attention to you ALL THE TIME or I'm not allowed to pay attention at all. Quite an effective tool! ;-)))
Just for the record, while I know that in the RC Church women cannot be priests, I also know that men cannot be nuns. I do not feel that this means that women are "summarily dismissed as not equal" to men. I accept that others might come to that conclusion, but I do not. There is a passage in The Name Of The Rose by Umberto Eco where the protagonist speaks to this issue, I will look for it and send it to you privately - I found it quite interesting. I don't feel that what men (ordained fellows) do in the Church is more important than what women (nuns, etc.) do in the Church. Sure, men are more visible - peacocks come to mind :-)))) - but does that mean they're more important, their work more worthwhile? I don't think so. I guess it depends on how one understands importance, and this may be gender-specific.
WRT the priest sex abuse scandal here in the USA surely you understand that I lived with it more keenly than most for reasons you already know.
So, are coverts to Islam also poor, uneducated victims of neo-colonialism, devoid of free will???
Regards, Viviana
George Pinto wrote:
Hi Viviana
I would take your comments seriously if you offered comments all along on some of the issues I have discussed on this forum. I am not worried who is insulted or offended these days, as people hide some of their own prejudices and feelings behind such public exclamations.
In fact, should I feel insulted that:
1. The Catholic Taliban is firmly entrenched in the Vatican and women are summarily dismissed as
not equal to men and therefore cannot be priests. 2. Should I further be insulted that most Catholics on this forum did not speak out against the
priest sex abuse scandal in the USA. I cannot recall if you spoke out or not.
3. Should I then be further be insulted that most Catholics on this forum did not back the idea of
the having the Archdiocese of Goa make a public comment on the priest sex abuse scandal in the
Goa.
4. Perhaps I should be most insulted that Catholics on this forum do not speak out against the
Catholic jihadists (Opus Dei).
5. Or should I save my feelings of insult that most of the top honors of Popes and saints go to
Europeans, and Goans silently accept this?
We are very selective and choosy, are we not?
Regards, George
